Title
Grant Application - Pollution Study Funding
Action
ACTION:
1) Approve submission of a sub-grant application for up to $70,000 to the Centralina Regional Council for 205(j) Water Quality (WQ) Management Planning Grant funding.
2) Adopt the required grant project ordinance for 205(j) WQ Management Planning Grant in the Storm Water Grant Fund (G705).
3) If awarded, recognize, receive, and appropriate the award amount to the Storm Water Grant Fund (G705) within the Land Use and Environmental Services Agency.
Staff Contact: Joshua DeMaury, Environmental Supervisor (LUESA)
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services (MCSWS) is requesting approval for the application, and if awarded, appropriate up to $70,000 in WQ Management Planning Grant funds. The WQ Management Planning Grant Program (WQMPG) is a product of the Clean Water Act of 1981 and focuses on providing funding for states to conduct water quality management planning activities. The Centralina Regional Council (CRC) is the lead organization for the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC/SC Metropolitan Statistical Area planning grant. Mecklenburg County’s support/participation in the WQ Management Planning Grant program aligns with the County’s Strategic Business Plan of the Land Use and Environmental Services Agency Goal LUE. 3.3 - Enhance Quality of Life Through Environmental Stewardship and Improve Water Quality Making Our Environment Safe and Healthy. The CRC may award a grant to MCSWS for expenses related to laboratory costs, technical support, and subject matter expertise associated with MCSWS’s microplastics sampling/monitoring study within the McDowell Creek Watershed and Mountain Island Lake. The study outputs will include but not limited to public education/outreach opportunities (i.e., ArcGIS Story Map, conference presentations), a technical report identifying microplastics data, findings, and budget tracking grant funding expenditures.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in revenue and associated expense of $70,000 in the Storm Water Grant Fund (G705) in the awarded amount. No matching funds are required.